Thomas Twisden Hodges
Thomas Twisden Hodges (29 August 1809 – 12 March 1865) was an English Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1835 and 1852.[1]
Hodges was the son of Thomas Law Hodges of Hemsted Park, MP for West Kent, and his wife Rebecca Twisden, daughter of Sir Roger Twisden.[2]
Hodges was elected at the 1835 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Rochester, but did not stand again in 1837.[3] He unsuccessfully contested a by-election in 1842 for the borough of Canterbury, winning only 17 votes out of 1417.[4] He was returned for Rochester at the 1847 general election, and held the seat until he stood down in 1852.[3]
Hodges was a major in the West Kent Militia.[5]
In 1856 Hodges was living at St Hilda's when he was declared insolvent.[6]
Hodges married firstly, Mary Ann Floretta Chandless.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
- ^ a b Monumental Inscriptions of Benenden Church and Churchyard, from a book, published in 1889 by Rev Francis Haslewood, Rector of St Matthew's Church, Ipswich
- ^ ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ Craig, page78
- ^ London Gazette 1846
- ^ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 13 February 1856
- ^ "Obituary - Lady Nott". The Times. No. 36544. London. 27 August 1901. p. 4.
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